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Submitted to Contest #206
Its presence was hard to ignore as it crept its way into the bedroom. The old wooden flooring under it creaking with every step. I pulled the wool blanket up over my face in hopes to hide myself from the beast that had just entered. If I can’t see it then it can’t see me, right? At least that's what my mama taught me when I was a little girl. After a couple seconds, the floor stopped creaking. Did it see me? Did it leave? Was it even real? My mind raced. I slowly lowered the blanket so that only my eyes peered over it. The room was dar...
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